ROMO Harbison Well1 Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition 2026-09-16 1

JOFOC (SAT) — Harbison Ranch Well No. 1 Emergency Pump Replacement

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION UNDER THE

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD (JOFOC)

Date: September 16, 2026
1. Nature and/or description of the item/service being procured and its intended use (include the anticipated cost):
Emergency removal and replacement of the failing submersible well pump at Harbison Ranch Well No. 1, the sole active water source for the Headquarters West water system at Rocky Mountain National Park (supplying the Kawuneeche Visitor Center including public restrooms, NPS employee housing, administrative offices, and maintenance facilities). Intended use: furnish and install one new 3 HP, 4" diameter, 240V single-phase submersible well pump; reconnect to existing drop pipe, pitless adapter, and controls where serviceable; disinfect the well; and perform bacteriological clearance testing, so that continuous, safe water service is maintained until the two permanent replacement wells under ROMO 316133, Replace CRD Housing, are completed. Anticipated cost: approximately $11,277 (base scope) per the Independent Government Estimate (IGE) dated September 16, 2026, with a recommended not-to-exceed value of $15,192 to cover three priced contingency options (drop pipe, wiring, and/or control panel replacement) to be authorized individually only if a specific component is confirmed failed in the field. This action is estimated to remain under the $25,000 threshold referenced in Section 4 below. 2. Sole Source Justification rationale (Check one and explain below): __X__ Urgent and compelling circumstances exist. Include critical delivery or performance dates, and when you became aware of the requirement. Provide a specific statement of the impact on Government operations, financial or otherwise, if the required delivery or performance dates are not met. Explain:
The Government became aware of this requirement on September 14, 2026, when the park's water operator, Zach Taylor, measured a drop in Harbison Ranch Well No. 1's flow rate from 7.5 gpm to 3.1 gpm over the preceding two days and the well began discharging shavings of black plastic suspected to be fragments of the pump's impeller. This follows a 2021 downhole video inspection (T. Gilkerson) that documented the well casing collapsed and/or missing below 97 feet of the well's 114-foot total depth. The well is still producing water at a reduced rate; there is no confirmed date of total failure, but the casing damage is